Afghanistan Internatial Prepaid Sim Card

by Afghan Wireless

GSM 900

The prepaid SIM card for Afghanistan is the most simple and economical solution for making and receiving cell phone calls while in Afghanistan. ALL incoming calls, regardless of their origin, are always absolutely FREE! Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. Since these SIM cards are prepaid, there are no monthly fees and no need for a contract.

Having an international cell phone while traveling overseas is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid Afghanistan SIM card, it is now also affordable! We also offer other overseas destinations.

For more information please refer to the User guide that comes with your package.

Afghanistan SIM Card (Afghan Wireless) Highlights

	$20 US dollars starter airtime credit
	A local cell phone number in Afghanistan
	FREE incoming calls from anywhere in the world
	SMS (Text Messaging)
	No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

Please Note:
Your Afghanistan SIM Card (Afghan Wireless) will require a SIM-unlocked GSM 900 compatible international cell phone. If you do not have your own international cell phone, we have several models available for rental or purchase.

$59

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Activating Your Service

Your Afghanistan SIM card will provide you with an Afghanistan cellular phone number, which can be found handwritten on the front of your SIM card inside your SIM card package. The number begins with 070.

This service requires registration before you travel. Please consult the last page of your User Guide

Travel to Afghanistan
Be sure that the battery is adequately charged
Insert the Afghanistan SIM card into the mobile phone*
Turn on the phone
Enter the PIN code ^
Start calling**

Customer service for your Afghan Wireless prepaid SIM card is available by dialing 151 at any time from your cellular phone.

For emergencies while using your local Afghanistan GSM SIM card in Afghanistan please dial 112 from your cell phone.

* You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Afghanistan SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Afghanistan SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing the metal contacts of your cell phone.

^ Your phone will prompt you for a 4-digit PIN code, which is located on the tri-fold envelope affixed to the SIM card. The PUK is only required to unblock your phone if you enter in a PIN code incorrectly. Follow your cell phone manual instructions to correctly use the PUK to unblock your phone.

**When calling overseas from the United States to your Afghanistan cellular phone, callers will need to dial 011 followed by the country code 93 and then your Afghanistan cell phone number, omitting the first 0 (zero). To make a local call in Afghanistan: Dial 0 + area code + phone number. To call abroad from your Afghanistan cell phone simply dial 00 followed by the country code and phone number. For example to call Telestial you would dial 0018582742686

Airtime Rates

Domestic Calls

Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within Afghanistan using the prepaid Afghan Wireless SIM card while you are in Afghanistan. All incoming calls on your Afghanistan cell phone regardless of where they originate are FREE.

One convenient flat rate*

AFN 4.99 (US$0.10) per minute

* Regardless if you call within the Afghan Wireless network, to landlines, or other mobile providers.

International Calls

Your Afghanistan service allows you to place international calls while you are in Afghanistan. All rates are per minute calling abroad while you are in Afghanistan.

Destination	Units	AFN	US$
Zone 1	45	22.5	0.45
Zone 2	50	25	0.50
Zone 3	65	32.5	0.65
Poland, Denmark, Turkmenistan Mobile, China, China Mobile	55, 56, 60, 61, 61	27.5, 28, 30, 30.5, 30.5	0.55, 0.56, 0.60, 0.61, 0.61

NOTE: All international calls placed on Fridays are charged at 25% less.

Zone 1
India, India Mobile, Iran, Iran Mobile, Pakistan, Pakistan Mobile, Russia, Russia Mobile, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Mobile, Tajikistan, Tajikistan Mobile, Turkey, Turkey Mobile, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Mobile

Zone 2
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Canada Mobile, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Spain Mobile, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, USA Mobile

Zone 3
Australia Mobile, Austria Mobile, Belgium Mobile, Denmark Mobile, Finland Mobile, France Mobile, Germany Mobile, Greece Mobile, Italy Mobile, Japan Mobile, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Mobile, Netherlands Mobile, Norway Mobile, Poland Mobile, Sweden Mobile, Switzerland Mobile, United Arab, Emirates Mobile, United Kingdom Mobile

Roaming Calls (calls placed when traveling outside of the country)

Roaming is currently not available with your Afghanistan service.

GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)

GPRS is currently not available with your Afghanistan service.

Adding Airtime

In order to add airtime to your Afghanistan SIM card, please follow the instructions below. You may purchase additional airtime from Telestial, most convenience stores, tabac shops and petrol stations in Afghanistan.

Locate the recharge voucher code, affixed to your SIM card package*
Dial 171 and listen to the voice prompts
Enter your 12-digit recharge voucher code after the beep
To confirm your recharge press 1

*Telestial provides you with a recharge voucher code, that you will find printed on a sticker, affixed to your SIM card package. At your destination, you can add your airtime and may purchase additional airtime in form of scratch cards, where you will need to scratch off the gray protective layer to reveal your recharge voucher code.

REMEMBER: Do NOT purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! You only need a recharge voucher! Your incoming calls are always free, even when you run out of airtime.

Service Life

Your Afghan Wireless SIM card has unlimited service life if you use your SIM card once every 6 months, that is making a chargeable call or recharging your account. If you do not do so within 6 months, your Afghan Wireless prepaid cell phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card. The 6-month period starts the day you arrive in Afghanistan.

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More Information and Resources

Keeping in touch while in Afghanistan can be very a frustrating and expensive experience without an international cell phone and Afghanistan SIM card.

Sometimes a payphone takes coins (But how many is anybody's guess!!!), other times a proprietary calling card and still others only a credit card will do with accompanying instructions that would take a week to understand.

Afghanistan cellular phone rentals can significantly cut down on the frustration of calling home while abroad but the airtime rates would bankrupt all but the thickest of wallets. Airtime rates for a Afghanistan cell phone rental can typically start at $1.50 and may be as high as $2+/minute.

Think you got a deal on your world phone and plan on doing some international roaming? With international roaming charges the airtime rate you will pay is out of this world.

The Afghanistan prepaid SIM chip is a quick and easy way to convert your existing world phone into a prepaid Afghanistan cell phone for Afghanistan and as discussed is more economical then a Afghanistan cell phone rental. For your next assignment or vacation in Afghanistan, this SIM chip (combined with an unlocked GSM World cell phone) helps you stay connected while avoiding those international roaming surcharges that always accompany your 'home' SIM card while abroad. We offer a growing selection of prepaid SIM Cards for other international destinations as well as a wide variety of GSM cell phone accessories and GSM international cell phones.